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Palmer, TX

1,435 Population
1.1 square miles 1,277.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

18.5 ±5.6 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 32.7 ±0.2
  • about half the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about half the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$6,862 ±$3,684 Per capita income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: $24,089 ±$545
  • about one-fifth of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • less than a fifth of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$18,675 ±$16,355 Median household income
  • about one-third of the amount in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: $52,601 ±$1,632
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

76.2% ±21.4% (1,094  ±626) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 24.8% 104,877 (±1% / ±4,334)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23.7 minutes ±4.2 (11,040  ±7,677) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 21.3 3,342,005 (±0.4 / ±75,136)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

335 ±156 Number of households
  • the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 138,433 ±877
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
4.3 ±0.8 (1,435  ±716) Persons per household
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 3.1 422,811 (±0 / ±39)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.4% ±5.2% (14  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 4.8% † 4,835 (±0.5% / ±546)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

380 ±161 Number of housing units
  • the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 159,679 ±95
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

3.8% ±5.7% (54  ±85.1) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 8.5% 35,646 (±0.8% / ±3,150.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

42.5% ±24.7% (270  ±208.8) High school grad or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 72.6% 186,703 (±1.4% / ±3,482.2)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about half the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
N/A Bachelor's degree or higher

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

30.5% ±8.5% (438  ±250) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area: 23.2% 98,730
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

N/A Population with veteran status
N/A Total veterans ±15 N/A Male ±15 N/A Female ±15

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